It’s
time to wrap up my postings on summer travel. After we departed from the Grand
Canyon, Sarah had the opportunity to meet cousins she hadn’t seen since she was
a little girl in Prescott, AZ so we stopped there for lunch. We had heard that Sedona was beautiful, and
so that was our destination for that evening.
It was way more than beautiful. It
is in the middle of Red Rocks and Pine trees, tucked alongside a swift and cold
river. It was the night of the Super
Moon, and I was certain that we were facing the wrong direction. Much to our surprise, the light popped right
up in front of it. I had to scramble to
get my tripod set up. We are definitely
going back to revisit and spend more time there.

Sedona Super Moon

The
next day we stopped at the Great Meteor crater.
This hole was caused by something no larger than a school bus, but it
ignited the air around the crater for 10 miles.

We
did some touristy stuff, and yes, that is me, “Standing on the Corner in
Winslow, Arizona”. Not certain about the
“such a fine sight to see”. We had a
nice day and got our kicks and ice cream on Route 66.

Our
last stop in our summer fiesta was Santa Fe, the capitol of New Mexico. We
stayed downtown, just a block off the main plaza and loved being able to walk
to everything. Good thing, as Santa Fe
has a lot of everything—museums, historic sites, a thriving art colony and
fabulous restaurants. The city was one of the main Spanish outposts in the New
World. Santa Fe has spent more time as a
part of Mexico than it has as a state. The Cathedral of St. Francis would be at
home in Europe.

During
World War 2, the Manhattan Project was hidden nearby. The people reported to this doorway and it
was listed as their address for all their mail while they worked at Alamogordo. Now the space sells brightly colored ceramic
chili peppers.

Hidden Door of Atomic History

Under
the shade of the main plaza portico are native craftspeople. Each morning there is a lottery for the
spaces to display and sell their handmade jewelry.

As I was
telling the guy I met there; around almost around every corner there is another
unique piece of sculpture. We managed to
find a place that would a really cool kinetic piece home to VA. It and these photos will provide years of
great memories from our SW vacation.